Episode 1
The Village's #1 Underachiever
40m
The debut serial of "The Ideal Boy's Gang Leader" animated television series.
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TV series
The Ideal Boy's Gang Leader
19691 season
Oddball Junior High Student Mankichi Togawa accompanied by the one eyed Ginji, sets out on a quest to become the number one gang leader in Japan.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Ideal Boy's Gang Leader premiered September 29, 1969. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Oddball Junior High Student Mankichi Togawa accompanied by the one eyed Ginji, sets out on a quest to become the number one gang leader in Japan.
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Cast
Kei TomiyamaMankichi Togawa
Makio InoueGinji Kubo
Kaneta KimotsukiMasaeo Mito
Masako NozawaRappa
Reiko MutohTomoko Okano
Takeshi AonoNarrator
Masashi AmenomoriKaiunji Priest
Toshiko MaedaMankichi's MotherCredits
- Created by
- Hiroshi Motomiya
- Written by
- Masaki Tsuji, Shunichi Yukimuro, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Susumu Yoshida
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 26
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 男一匹ガキ大将
Networks & production
Nippon TVJapan
TV TokyoJapan
Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan
Themes
animebased on mangaboy gangshounen